Dr. Hugo Eckener testifies before the board inquiring into the Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, New Jersey.

Inquiry board probes into the reasons for the burning of German zeppelin Hindenburg at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Head of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, Dr. Hugo Eckener, smokes a cigar during a meeting of the inquiry board into the airship disaster. He testifies before the board.